River pollution

Watch this video clip about river pollution in Athens, Greece. Can you list three causes and three consequences of river pollution?

The 2005 Jilin Chemical Plant Explosion

Your task is to complete a situation report on the Jilin Chemical Plant Explosion.

• Date of the incident
• Location of the incident
• What were the causes of the initial incident
• Name the chemical pollutants involved in the incident
• What risks do the chemical pollutants pose to humans
• What have been the impacts of the incident upon the population of the region
• Which of the impacts do you consider to be the most serious
• How has the local and national governments managed the situation

Wikipedia - 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions

BBC News - Toxic leak threat to Chinese city [23 November 2005]

chinadaily.com - Cause of Jilin chemical plant blasts found [15 November 2005]